In a stir of events between the Indian government and RIM, the COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) has stepped up to back RIM over decrypting corporate e-mail. Rajan S. Mathews, Director-General of COAI, said "If the government wants to intercept messages, operators provide the bit string information. The government must develop the expertise to decrypt messages as encryption...
Well, that didn't take long. We just received an official statement from Research In Motion regarding the removal of Kik messenger from BlackBerry App World. While the statement makes no mention of the revocation of Kiks signing keys or anything like that, it does clarify the situation a little further, which is what we were hoping for. Below is the statement from RIM regarding the Kik...
It has been a little over two months since I wrote my analysis of RIM in the Middle East. At that time, much was open to discussion and debate, and many questions were waiting for an answer. Now, a lot has changed. RIM has done great progress in the Middle East and hopefully will continue to do so, but it can not always be good news. During the ongoing struggle between RIM and the...
If you're a BlackBerry developer concentrating your efforts on the BlackBerry Bold 9650 or the BlackBerry Curve 9300 you'll want to tune in to the developer webcast being held by Research In Motion tomorrow. As part of the ongoing series, Research In Motion will be highlighting those devices tomorrow as Verizon plans to make BlackBerry 6 available soon and developers need to be prepared...
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] Although RIM lost some reputation with the recent news about slow network access in Indonesia, and whether or not it was actually a problem on RIM's end, it is time to switch to more joyful news. And this time, Indonesia has been blessed generously by RIM. To get a small taste of just how popular BlackBerry smartphones are in Indonesia, the...
Some scary stuff happened in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada last night at one of the Research In Motion warehouse buildings. Firefighters were called to the building based on a 911 call that reported an explosion around 4am. Firefighters were able to maintain control, attributing the buildings sprinkler system to helping in keeping things from getting too bad. The report also states that...
Fresh from the press; the BlackBerry Curve 3G smartphone (model 9300) is heading to the Philippines next, expanding recognition of the already successful Curve line of BlackBerry smartphones worldwide. Expected to be available from local service providers later this month, the Curve 3G will sit in between the Curve 8520 and the Bold 9700, giving the Philippines a bit more variety when...
As we mentioned a little while back, Research In Motion is starting up their series of five webcasts to help get developers started on the BlackBerry PlayBook. The first of the five “Develop for the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR” webcasts will actually be held tomorrow and will guide you through the process of installing, setting up BlackBerry PlayBook SDK and get you started...
The BBM Lounge was in full swing last week when Xomad hosted Mark Salling's record release party in LA. Mark plays Puck on Glee and I'm pretty jealous I didn't get to attend the BlackBerry sponsored event, as I am a huge Glee fan, and obviously love my BlackBerry. The night was packed with music, food, and fun as Mark Salling performed songs from his debut album Pipe Dreams and guests...
Research in Motion continues to gear up for the launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9780. A couple of days ago, the BlackBerry manufacturer released its demo of the soon-to-be-available Bold 9780. The 9780 will be the first Bold to sport OS6 right out of the box. Dummy units have begun to arrive in stores and the new Bold arrives at T-Mobile on November 17th. Folks who want to get a...